From the time the Pilgrims arrived on American soil, faith in God played an important part in shaping our nation. Images of Moses adorn the Supreme Court in recognition of the Judeo-Christian origin of our laws. But it was Taxes, loss of Liberty and oppression from a mad king that led our Founding Fathers to write The Declaration of Independence and start The American Revolution. Today, those who stand for these ideals no longer call themselves The Silent Majority because we are silent no more.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

A decision by Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder to put the mastermind behind the September 11, 2001 attack on trial in a civilian courtroom may actually result in Khalid Sheik Mohammed to be acquitted. This radical Muslim terrorist who was college educated in the United States is being represented by lawyers from the ACLU in his upcoming trial. Previous trials for terrorists in U.S. courts have seen Justice Department prosecutors faced with the possibility of revealing secrets about undercover operations that were used to obtain evidence of the terrorist activities. With so many undercover operations still taking place, revealing the details of these would undermine the future ability to gather information that could prevent future attacks.

Security expert Steve Emerson told MSNBC also that the courts could decide that any information obtained from Khalid Sheik Mohammed by means of waterboarding could be ruled inadmissible because civilian courts have a different standard applied to torture than military tribunals. Considering the anti-American statements made in the past by Barack Hussein Obama, along with his long-time associations with terrorist Bill Ayers and the Weatherunderground and radical preacher Jeremiah Wright, his political affiliations with the Marxist New Party in Chicago and Obama's self-professed Muslim background and his obvious demonstration of subservience when he openly bowed to the king of Saudi Arabia, it is within the realm of reason to believe this decision to hold a civilian trial for Khalid Sheik Mohammed was not an accident or a matter of poor judgment.

Mohammed's military tribunal was already under way when Obama came into office. Obama stopped the proceedings and, eight months later, announced that Mohammed would be tried in a federal court in New York. Sounds like he was saved by the bell.

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My name is Nelson Abdullah. I am 77-years old and after 40 years of working for two major airlines, I retired 15 years ago in 2002, a few months after the 9-11 attack on America. My wife and I have been married for more than 56 years. We celebrated our Golden Anniversary in April 2010.
My wife and I are both lifelong Catholics and registered Republicans.

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Defending the Constitution.

Our country was created as a Constitutional Republic, a nation of laws, held together by the fabric of the Constitution. The Constitution limits the powers of the government while the first ten amendments, called The Bill of Rights, guarantee the rights of We The People.Defending the Republic.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” —The Declaration of Independence—July 4th, 1776.

Bill of Rights

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the militia, when in actual service in time of war or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.

In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the assistance of counsel for his defense.

In suits at common law, where the value in controversy shall exceed twenty dollars, the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise reexamined in any court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.